An epic, psychologically acute analogue of the OK Corral saga with more than a passing resemblance to HBO's "Deadwood".

Beautifully written account of the last days of Jesse James and his relationship with his killer.

Superbly experimental and poetic portrayal of Doc Holliday.

A catholic priest tries to convert Algonquin Indians on a journey into the early colonial interior. Fenimore Cooper turf. But he never wrote like this.

Wild Bill Hickok arrives in a small mining town in the Black Hills and Dexter paints a panorama of the world around him. Stunning.

A meditation upon both the West and the Western from one of the best living film critics.

Leonard's best Western is this spare, rivetting tale. All his Westerns are great though.

Another novel dealing with both the West and the Western, and doing a nice, low-key job.

Just about definitive, though it has been cheapened somewhat by the many sequels and prequels. But this, the original, remains a great epic achievement, most memorable for its fine characterisation.

Not as good as "Cold Mountain", but more of a Western, with its tale of survival in the wilderness full of great passages and some terribly flowery stuff too..